Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 858 · 40 questions

How to say it (Weak beats say “uh”): Find the strong syllable first: a-BOUT, LEM-on. Say the weak syllable quickly and lightly as “uh”: uh-BOUT, LEM-un. Any vowel letter can be a schwa: about (a), seven (e), lemon (o), support (u).

1. 1.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) comma (c) support
2. 2.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) awake (c) sofa
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) comma (c) ago
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) method (c) complete
6. 6.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
7. 7.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
8. 8.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
9. 9.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
10. 10.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
11. 11.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
12. 12.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
13. 13.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
14. 14.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
15. 15.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) today (c) seven
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) panda (c) correct
18. 18.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) salad (c) asleep
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) around (c) zebra
21. 21.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) asleep (c) problem
23. 23.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
24. 24.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
25. 25.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
27. 27.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
28. 28.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) around (c) lemon
30. 30.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) season (c) again
32. 32.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) lemon (c) collect
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) lemon (c) season
35. 35.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
36. 36.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
37. 37.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
38. 38.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) balloon (c) cobra
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) extra (c) around

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